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As someone going into modern defense inspired by the greats such as Joo Saehyuk, Gionis Panagiotis, and Ruwen Filus, I have to choose a good backhand chopping rubber. At the top of my price range are some of the most esteemed L.P. rubbers in the world -- Butterfly Feint Long III, and TSP Curl P1-3/Alpha 3. My question is, which one of these rubbers do you think is best suited for a modern defender? I heard Joo Saehyuk uses Curl P1, Gionis uses Feint Long II, and Ruwen Filus uses Feint Long III...

FL3 or P1R are often used for long range defensive chopping.

Not P3 Alpha, that's more of a blocking LP.

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Hi, i have used both Feint Long 3 and Curl P1r.

I find out both long pimples are good for chopper as they are friction pimple and can generate own spin but i prefer feint long 3 as it easy to use and more control. However, curl p1r is more tricky to opponent but need proper technique of chopping otherwise you will be affected by incoming spin.

i believe both long pimples are great for long defense chopper (not for close table blocker) but require certain level of chopper to use and handle them. Practice makes perfect

I think Feint Long III is quite a bit slower, which I liked.

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Actually, i've come across few types of feint long 3 during my chopping training and i found out that:

1) feint long 3 ox in red (pips is harder and its fast in speed)
2) feint long 3 in red with normal sponge 1.1 (pips is softer and speed is slow)
3) feint long 3 in black with soft sponge 1.1 (pips is softer and speed is slower)

in conclusion, i prefer to use fl3 with soft sponge 1.1 as it gives good feel, reversal and control for chopping motion.

i just wondering why fl3 has 2 types of different sponge in production, one is soft sponge (looks like dampening sponge) and another one is a normal sponge. Any idea?

Hmmmm. I know Feint Long 2 has different sponges. I didn't know they did that with Feint Long 3. I used FL3 with .5 sponge and it chops great (even the dreaded ABS ball). Not so good at the table. Testing Grass D.Tecs with .5 sponge now.

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Butterfly Feint Long 3
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